Universal Grade Change Form

UNIVERSAL GRADE CHANGE FORM

_________________________University

To: Professor_____________________From:____________________________

I think my grade in your course,______________, should be changed from _____ to _____ for the following reasons:

_____1. The persons who copied my paper made a higher grade than I did.

_____2. The person whose paper I copied made a higher grade than I did.

_____3. This course will lower my Grade Point Average and I won’t get into: _____Medical School _____Graduate School _____Dental School _____My Fraternity/Sorority _____The Mickey Mouse Club _____Tri County Tech

_____4. I have to get an A in this course to balance the F in _________.

_____5. I’ll lose my scholarship.

_____6. I’m on a varsity sports team and my tutor couldn’t find a copy of your exam.

_____7. I didn’t come to class and the person whose notes I used did not cover the material asked for on the exam.

_____8. I studied the basic principles and the exam wanted every little fact.

_____9. I learned all the facts and definitions but your exams asked about general principles.

____10. You are prejudiced against: _____Males _____Jews _____Blacks _____Females _____Catholics _____Whites _____Protestants _____Moslems

        _____Students          _____Chicanos          _____People

____11. If I flunk out of school my father will disinherit me or at least cut my allowance.

____12. I was unable to do well in this course because of the following illness: _____mono _____broken baby finger _____acute alcoholism _____pregnancy _____hangover _____fatherhood

____13. You told us to be creative but you didn’t tell us exactly how you wanted that done.

____14. I was creative and you said I was just shooting the bull.

____15. I don’t have a reason; I just want a higher grade.

____16. The lectures were: _____too detailed to pick out important points _____not explained in sufficient detail _____too boring _____all jokes and not enough material _____all of the above

____17. This course was: _____too early, I was not awake. _____at lunchtime, I was hungry. _____too late, I was tired

____18. My (dog, cat, gerbil) (ate, wet on, threw up on) my (book, notes, paper) for this course.

____19. Other___________________________________________